Denthasa

Editorial: Message from the President

So there ... goodbye 2011, with all your unique moments, both the bliss and the bewilderment now gone. 2012 here we come...

Scientific: The basics of implantology (The implant) Part 2

H Gluckman: Specialist in Oral Medicine and Periodontics, in private practice in Gardens, Cape Town. Part Time private practice in London UK, Founder member and director of the Implant and Aesthetic Academy, E-mail: docg@theimplantclinic.co.za.

(continued from DENTHASA 2nd Qtr 2010 Vol 3 no 2).

Review: Teaching approaches in south african dental schools: direct restorative

R Lombard: BChD, MDS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
I C du Preez: DSc, BChD, MDS, Head of Department, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
T G Oberholzer: MSc, BChD, PDD, PhD, Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Director of Clinical Operations, School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Australia.
T S Gugushe: BSc, BDS, DHSM, M Dent, Director School of Dentistry, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa.
Corresponding Author:
R Lombard: Senior Lecturer, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Box D18, MEDUNSA, 0204, South Africa. Tel: (012) 521 4814, Fax: (012) 521 4828, E-mail: riaan@ul.ac.za

Summary

Introduction: Worldwide the use of amalgam has declined and mercury-containing products are banned in several countries. National and international opinions on amalgam were recently discussed in journals. According to surveys, significant time is spent on the teaching of amalgam in American, Canadian, Irish and United Kingdom Dental Schools.

Scientific: Smoking practices of dental and oral health students at the universi

NA Gordon: Department of Oral Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Universtiy of Western Cape.
CA Rayner: Department of Oral Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Universtiy of Western Cape.
Corresponding author:
NA Gordon: Department of Oral Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Universtiy of Western Cape. Tel: 021 370 4409. Fax: 021 392 3250. E-mail: ngordon@uwc.ac.za

Summary

Introduction: The World Health Organisation code of practice on tobacco control urges health care professionals to lead by example by reducing smoking among them, act as role models for their patients and introduce tobacco control in the public health agenda of their country.

Case report: Oral health management of a medically compromised patient with medi

E Potgieter: Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
VM Phillips: Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Corresponding Author:
E Potgieter: Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Tel: +27 021 937 3124; Fax: +27 021 931 2287; Private Bag X1, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; E-mail: epotgieter@uwc.ac.za

Abstract

An ageing population requires dental professionals to be aware of the oral effects of medications taken by their patients. This case study will present the challenges faced by the hygienist in the oral health management of a 79-year-old medically compromised patient over a 2-year period. The interrelationship between the ageing process, medical conditions and medications taken, and specific treatment modalities are considered.

Case Book Oral Medicine

WP Dreyer: Division of Oral Medicine and Periodontics, University of the Western Cape and Emeritus Professor, University of Stellenbosch.
J de Waal: Division of Oral Medicine and Periodontics, University of the Western Cape.
Corresponding author:
WP Dreye: PO Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, E-mail wpd@sun.co.za.

Case 1

A 27-year-old male presented with a slightly raised papillomatous lesion of the interdental papilla between his left upper central and lateral incisors. He reported that he was concerned about the lesion partly because of its aesthetic appearance and partly because the lesion had appeared within the last month (see Figure. 1). On examination, the lesion was seen to extend onto the palatal gingival margin of the central incisor (see Figure. 2) and a small exophytic lesion was seen on the buccal gingival margin of the lower left canine (see Figure. 3). The patient, however, was not aware of the palatal or the mandibular lesions. He was otherwise in excellent general and oral health and also maintained good oral hygiene.

Ethics and legal: New legislation: How will the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA

P Govan: Legal Advisor SADA. E-mail: pgovan@sada.co.za.

General standards for marketing of goods or services (section 29)

Dentists as service providers are subject to rules of conduct regarding their marketing practices which must be fair and responsible and create an ideal image of the goods or services. The CPA will demand more of a supplier.

Editorial: Message from the President

Lesley Naidoo, DENTHASA President

2011 – a year filled with challenges, expectations, and fears of another global economic collapse; yet also hope for a better future. There is a saying “When the going gets tough – the tough gets going”. I believe that this is where we are at the moment in our organisation – a time that will determine who stands and who buckles under the pressure of organisational re-engineering, development and growth.

Ethics: Understanding healthcare professionalism in the twenty-first century

Prof A Dhai: Director, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Wi*****ersrand, E-mail: Amaboo.Dhai@wits.ac.za.

“The functional value of a body of specialised knowledge and skill is less central to the professional ideology than its attachment to a transcendent value that gives it meaning…” Eliot Freidson [Professionalism: The Third Logic].

Review: Occupational exposure to endotoxin from contaminated dental-unit waterli

T S Singh: MSc(Med), National Institute for Occupational Health Immunology & Microbiology Section, University of the Wi*****ersrand, School of Pathology Department of Immunology, South Africa.
O D Mabe: MSc(Med), National Institute for Occupational Health Immunology & Microbiology Section.

Corresponding Author:
T S Singh: Tel: +27 (0) 11 712 6400, Fax: +27 (0) 11 712 6426, Email: tanusha.singh@nioh.nhls.ac.za.

Abstract

Introduction: Fine aerosolised droplets and splatter generated during dental procedures influence the composition of the indoor air quality of dental care facilities and poses a potential threat to the workers’ health. Therefore, there is a need to assess the risks from exposure to bio-aerosols and splatter, and identify measures of reducing possible hazards.